Galesburg City Zoning Code
DRAINAGE, FLOOD
DAMAGE PREVENTION AND THE LIKE; GENERALLY
§ 152.310 INTERFERING WITH WATERWAYS.
No person shall obstruct or change the natural course of drainage of any waterway located on public property, whether the same is a natural watercourse or a gutter, sewer, culvert or other water pipe, unless he or she shall first obtain the permission of the City Engineer.
(Ord. 10-3277, § 5-1.1, passed 1-4-2010) Penalty, see § 152.999
§ 152.311 NATURAL DRAINAGE CHANNEL.
(A) The term NATURAL DRAINAGE CHANNEL or WATERCOURSE as used herein shall mean and include those waterways which drain surface water.
(B) No person shall block or obstruct a natural drainage channel or watercourse within the corporate limits of the city, whether by introducing rubbish, trash, debris or other matter into the same or otherwise.
(C) No person shall alter in any way the flow of surface runoff within a subdivision that has an approved drainage plan, unless the alteration is first approved in writing by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 10-3277, § 5-1.2, passed 1-4-2010) Penalty, see § 152.999